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Hu guys, I want to vent a portable air con unit out through a cavity wall. The flexi hose from the AC is just under 6" in diameter. I am therefore assuming a 6" core bit is required? What about going through the wall, would I require a pipe to extend out to the vent? Thanks in advance for any...

I tried acid cleaner today and whilst it didn't do any noticeable harm to the pavers it didn't help either. It's a case of live with it or lift and replace them. I laid a mortar base of 6 sand to 1 cement over a hardcore layer of aggregate. I lifted one stone tonight to see if it disturbed the...

Interesting! Thanks for that. When it decides to stop raining here and the stones dry I will give that try.

Thanks for the advice. I scrubbed each stone with a wire brush on Friday and got the worse off (they were far worse) but the residue you see on them now won't come off. I guess with the scrubbing it's forced particles down into the pores of the stone. What I need is something like a liquid to...

Has anyone used this before? https://www.diy.com/departments/bostik-cementone-brick-patio-cleaner-5l/35681_BQ.prd

Hey all, Looking for some advice regarding removing mortar residue from paving. It was a novice mistake as I'd never laid paving before and having done a reasonable job I then screwed things up with the grouting and failed to wash away the residue. I then tried power hosing and scrubbing each...

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Hi guys, I want to double-slot this fence for privacy. Is there something used to keep the gaps between the slots consistent and what length of nails would I need? Thanks.

Same to you and yours

Terry, you're a champ mate! All sorted, and perfectly square on the wall to boot. I used some jointing compound to satisfy my OCD and not a leak to be found. In the end it required 45mm of pipe each side between the valve and the elbow. Grand job all round and I really appreciate your valuable...

Smashing info Terry! I've olives & compression nuts so tomorrow I'll pick with the proper elbows and some chrome pipe. My fear was that given the short distance to cover that I couldn't get enough pipe to hold between the valve and the elbow. I'll dummy run it tomorrow before putting it all...

OK so one step forward, one step back. So I bought 2 female to male elbows thinking they'd do the trick but I'm still 50mm shy of the valves. To clarify, Distance between centre of valves = 700mm Distance between centre of elbows = 600mm Distance between inlets of rad = 550mm I would have...

In short mate, no I haven't. But I now will. Thanks for that.

Hey guys, I am replacing a standard radiator for a towel rail and have hit a snag. The towel rail is 600mm wide but the pipework is 700mm wide. The radiator that came off was also 600mm wide but because it used angled valves they have taken up the additional 10mm. In the picture that I have...

Thanks mate.

Hi all, I currently have this type of flooring in a wet room but it is a horrendous blue colour and I want to change to it. I'm based in Northern Ireland - where would I go buy something similar?

I appreciate the response.

Hey guys, As the title asks, is this a straight-forward install for a handyman or would I need an electrician? I am looking to replace the top fitting with the bottom one. I am just not familiar with the bottom one's wiring. Thanks.

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I've decided to bite the bullet and start on the wet room. I've been putting this off now forever because of the flooring. I'd like to lift it and have similar but nicer flooring laid but have a few questions first. 1. Is it vinyl? 2. Who would fit such a thing; is that a plumbers roll? 3. I'm...